In accordance with rule 14.2 of our current rules the Mahurangi East Resident and Ratepayers Association Inc. (MERRA) Executive has called for a Special General

The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 requires MERRA to re-register no later than 30 April 2026 as an incorporated society or it will cease to exist

MERRA is once again organising an Easter weed blitz, following two successful initiatives last year. With support from Northland Waste and Chris and Helen Russell,

The 56th Annual General Meeting of the Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association (MERRA), will be held at Scott House on Sunday 4 May, 10.30am.

Following from our successful Easter weed blitz, MERRA is organising a spring follow-up, with a skip available to take your pest weeds this coming Labour

MERRA has commenced a review its constitution to comply with the new provisions of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.  We are aiming to have a

Your MERRA Committee has decided to trial a Library of Things.   Most of us lend things to our friends and neighbours from time to time. 

Last year MERRA encouraged local residents to contribute to a Healing Garden at North Shore Hospital, in memory of local resident and MERRA Committee member

Tsunami Alerting Project  Auckland Emergency Management (AEM), part of Auckland Council, is currently undertaking work to better understand the Auckland region’s tsunami risk and help

Auckland Council is preparing shoreline adaptation plans (SAPs) across the region in partnership with mana whenua and local communities.  A plan is currently being developed

The 55th Annual General Meeting of the Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc (MERRA) was held at Scott House on Sunday 5 May 2024. 

Plenty of Scotts Landing residents took part in MERRA’s Pest Weed Blitz over the Easter weekend, filling up the free rubbish skip with pest weeds

Over 70 residents enjoyed the annual Scotts Landing Picnic on Sunday 10 March at Scott House.  Fine weather, good food and great company made for

Works to repair and seal the previously unsealed section of Ridge Road down to the wharf, and the wharf carpark, have finally been completed.  This

MERRA is encouraging all residents to join our blitz on pest weeds. Over the coming weeks, we will be targeting the removal and disposal of

The completion of the sea wall has enabled MERRA to install the last of its six historical trail benches at Scott Point.  Many thanks to

MERRA regularly holds a morning tea to welcome new residents to Scotts Landing, and we are planning to hold the next event in early December

Residents will have noticed that works to repair and improve the unsealed section of Ridge Road have started.  MERRA has made on-going efforts via Auckland

Lighting Up Warkworth A new permanent public artwork on the Mahurangi River opposite Warkworth township and adds a magical experience to an evening stroll along

An email was recently sent to all residents for whom MERRA has contact permission, with an invitation to renew membership for the year 1 April

The first half of 2023 has seen a record amount of rain recorded at Scotts Landing.  The total of 1,515 mm for the first 6

Mahurangi East Land Restoration Project MERRA has been working with the Mahurangi East Land Restoration (MELR) project to coordinate access to funding for native plants for Scotts Landing landowners wanting

Do you sit and wonder about the big questions in life?  Are you at odds about the current state of the world?  Do you wonder about

The government has directed Auckland Council to include the above in its Unitary Plan – the effect being to enable three-storey housing to be erected

The vigilence of community members, the communications network of the community support group and the smart work of a kayak-owning resident all combined to entrap

During the pandemic, another plague seems to be hitting the peninsular – a rise in the amount of dog poop that has not been retrieved

A MERRA working bee swarmed to instal a sign at the base of the walkimg track to the cemetery, which is the resting place for

MERRA has continued its scrutiny of the proposal for an Auckland Regional Landfill in the Dome Valley.  Waste Management has now applied to Council for consent. In response

The committee of MERRA have organised the installation of the first in a series of seats to be installed at key vantage points on the

Scotts Landing residents Helen and Rhonda keeping themselves and their charges well apart during the historic Covid-19 total “level 4” lockdown in March/April 2020, while

Local bird enthusiast, Joy Paxton has noted the presence of kaka in the area after a long absence. Joy reports that kaka for years have

The MERRA Committee has noted with concern Beijing Capital Waste Management Ltd’s proposal to establish a new landfill operation north of the Dome Valley by

At a recent meeting, the MERRA committee resolved to support the Highfield Donkeys Incorporated Society by become members of the Society and by publishing their